Marcelo Costa

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Marcelo graduated in percussion by the São Paulo State University. His graduation studies took 4 years and during this time he participate at the scene of the brazilian contemporary music been part of the PIAP group. With this group he gave several concerts in different brazilian states and one special concert in Mexico City. In 2010 he obtained the master degree in musicology at Rennes II University (France). His research title was "The brazilian frame drums: Historical and organological aspects". Now a days he works on a Ph.D. research about his main instrument, the brazilian pandeiro.